Business Relations
Alfie needs a garage for a new clutch. For Alfie to know to take his
car to this garage there must have been an invitation to treat by an
advert of some sort displaying what the garage undertakes. Alfie
decided to go in, he asked the garage to fix his car, an offer is on
the table, the garage person accepts to fix the car and in return for
the work of a new clutch, a sum of £400 is to be paid.
The first importance is establishing that a valid contract has been
made between the two parties, Alfie and Garage.
These two parties have committed themselves to carry out specific
terms; these are discussed when bringing the car into the garage. The
garage has agreed to install a new clutch in the Jaguar XK8, and Alfie
has agreed to pay the price given to him of £400. Alfie leaves the
car, he has accepted the deal. It is later confirmed by paying the sum
of money, even though the amount to be paid increases.
Usually when taking a car into a garage and leaving it to be repaired,
a written contract is rarely, if ever drafted together. This is
because the procedure is a common one and happens many times a day; it
would be impractical to perform this everytime. A substitute for this
however is in the form of an oral contract, which is evident in the
case of Alfie and the local garage. This is legally binding, just as
is a written contract. If problems arise, sometimes oral contracts are
harder to prove what was said when or how, but in this case, it is
straightforward that the car was being left to be fixed, the fix being
a new clutch.
Legal relations have been intended as soon as th...
... middle of paper ...
...ral_practice/suing_being_sued/tort.htm
www.litigationcenter.bna.com/pic2/lit.nsf/id/BNAP-5JYKPS?OpenDocument
www.oasis.gov.ie/justice/civil_case/negligence_and_compensation.html
www.pernet.net/~danat/negloview.htm
List of Cases
Ashington Piggeries Ltd v Christopher Hill Ltd (1972)
Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co (1856)
Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)
Hadley v Baxendale (1854)
Wagon Mound (No1) (1961)
Speakers Quoted
Lord Atkin (1932)
Table of Statutes
The Sales of Goods Act 1979
The Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
Further Reading
Appeal Cases
Cases and Materials on the English Legal System
Casebook on Tort
Industrial Relations Law Reports
King’s Bench Division
Queen’s Bench Division
Weekly Law Reports